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Bin workers on strike in Birmingham. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

Report: Birmingham Bin Workers Encouraged to Retrain for Jobs That Don’t Exist

Polly Smythe

At-risk refuse workers were encouraged to avoid a pay cut by retraining for new roles. There was just one problem: these jobs don't exist. Polly Smythe reports.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds. Image: Official portrait

Analysis: Labour Delays Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Law Ahead of Austerity 2.0

Polly Smythe

The government is backsliding over reforms to Tory anti-strike laws. Perhaps it has something to do with the fresh round of cuts they have planned. Polly Smythe reports.

Novara Live: Kamala Harris Skewers Trump on Abortion During DNC Speech

More despatches from the Democrats National Convention, Netanyahu is losing more support in Israel and the energy price cap has gone up again. With Rivkah Brown and Aaron Bastani.

Man carries briefing box outside whitehall

Report: A Government ‘Best Value’ Inspection of Tower Hamlets Council Turned Out to Be Very Bad Value

Rivkah Brown

Michael Gove signed off on paying inspectors more than £1,000 a day to make sure Tower Hamlets council was spending money well. Ironically, their enquiry is now more than £130,000 over budget, Novara Media can reveal.

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Opinion: Austerity Is Back, Baby

Matteo Tiratelli

Rachel Reeves imagines Blackrock will fill the void left by her deliberate under-investment, writes Matteo Tiratelli. Where have I heard that one before?

Labour party leader Keir Starmer at the launch of Labour's manifesto in Manchester

Analysis: Labour’s Slippery Manifesto Offers No End to Austerity

James Meadway

Labour is doomed if it keeps the country on its current path. But Keir Starmer's flimsy manifesto refuses to say how he intends to avoid more austerity, writes James Meadway.

Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, poses with a red budget box

Analysis: Budget 2024: Keir Starmer Just Walked Right Into the Tories’ Trap

James Meadway

With nothing new left to say, Jeremy Hunt used his last budget to set Labour up to fail, writes James Meadway.

a man with coiffed brown-grey hair and a red face is in foreground, with blurred background

Opinion: The 2000s Are Back, Baby – And So Are the Fash

Juliet Jacques

Those celebrating the return of smooth-talking centrists to frontline politics seem to have forgotten the far-right they brought with them, writes Juliet Jacques.

two white men sit opposite one another wearing headphones and with microphones stood in front of them, against a background of old books

Long Read: How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game

Juliet Jacques

From Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart to Ed Balls and George Osborne, political 'frenemies' are having a moment. It’s all part of a centrist attempt to turn politics into a dinner table argument rather than a matter of life and death, writes Juliet Jacques.

Opinion: The Greek Left Had One Chance and Blew It

Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou

The leader of Greece’s main leftwing political party resigned on Thursday following a catastrophic general election defeat. That’s what happens when you promise revolution and deliver a whole lot of nothing, writes Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou.

a man with orange fake tan and a black suit smiles and laughs as he holds a fluffy white dog which looks distressed

Obituary: Berlusconi Didn’t Pave the Way for Italian Fascism – Liberal Technocrats Did

Matteo Tiratelli

Far more dangerous than the tangerine tyrant was Italian liberals' response to him, writes Matteo Tiratelli.

a man in a white shirt and black trousers does the peace sign with both hands before a crowd of people holding EU flags and banners

Report: Donald Tusk Gives Polish Leftists the Ick. They Might Have to Get Over It

Ana Oppenheim

On Sunday, half a million people took to the streets of Warsaw to hear Donald Tusk rail against the government. The march presented a dilemma for the Polish left, torn between its disdain for continental Thatcherites like Tusk and its hatred of the far-right incumbents. Ana Oppenheim reports.

Analysis: How Did British Dental Care Get So Awful?

Ell Folan

11 million people are currently waiting to see an NHS dentist. 90% of practices aren’t taking new patients. The problem goes way deeper than the pandemic, writes Ell Folan.

Opinion: Who’s to Blame for Deep Poverty in Scotland?

Jonathon Shafi

New research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows a stark rise in levels of deep poverty in Scotland. Yet the problem isn’t only to be found in Westminster, argues Jonathon Shafi.

Analysis: Who Counts As A Cyclist In London?

Moya Lothian-McLean

The capital’s authorities say they want to encourage diversity among bike riders. Their actions don't match up, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.

Paul O'Grady speaks against Russia's anti-gay stance outside Downing Street ahead of the Olympic Games in 2014. REUTERS/Paul Hackett

Obituary: ‘Bastards!’: Comedian and Outspoken Critic of Austerity Paul O’Grady Dies Aged 67

Simon Childs

O’Grady, famous for his drag persona Lily Savage, described cuts to disability benefits as ‘criminal’ and said he would like to see David Cameron and George Osborne’s heads on spikes.

three women in blue, black and maroon suits wave at the cameras

Opinion: Neoliberal Politicians Are Destroying Glasgow

Jonathon Shafi

Privatisation-loving council leader Susan Aitken once partnered with McDonald's to organise volunteer-run clean-ups as she slashed refuse collection budgets. Now she's charging locals £50 to have their garden waste collected. Jonathon Shafi on the crisis unfolding in Glasgow.

a woman with short brown hair and a red suit and string of pearls speaks into a microphone against a blue background. she gestures with a hand signal that means 'very small'

Analysis: The IMF is About to Enforce Worldwide Austerity

Matteo Tiratelli

The International Monetary Fund’s loan-making power has made it a linchpin of the global economy, writes Matteo Tiratelli – power it’s about to use to impose another decade of murderous austerity.

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Report: Birmingham Bin Workers Encouraged to Retrain for Jobs That Don’t Exist

Polly Smythe

Analysis: Labour Delays Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Law Ahead of Austerity 2.0

Polly Smythe

Novara Live: Kamala Harris Skewers Trump on Abortion During DNC Speech

Report: A Government ‘Best Value’ Inspection of Tower Hamlets Council Turned Out to Be Very Bad Value

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Austerity Is Back, Baby

Matteo Tiratelli

Analysis: Labour’s Slippery Manifesto Offers No End to Austerity

James Meadway

Analysis: Budget 2024: Keir Starmer Just Walked Right Into the Tories’ Trap

James Meadway

Long Read: How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game

Juliet Jacques

Opinion: The Greek Left Had One Chance and Blew It

Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou

Obituary: Berlusconi Didn’t Pave the Way for Italian Fascism – Liberal Technocrats Did

Matteo Tiratelli

Analysis: How Did British Dental Care Get So Awful?

Ell Folan

Opinion: Who’s to Blame for Deep Poverty in Scotland?

Jonathon Shafi

Analysis: Who Counts As A Cyclist In London?

Moya Lothian-McLean

Obituary: ‘Bastards!’: Comedian and Outspoken Critic of Austerity Paul O’Grady Dies Aged 67

Simon Childs

Opinion: Neoliberal Politicians Are Destroying Glasgow

Jonathon Shafi

Analysis: The IMF is About to Enforce Worldwide Austerity

Matteo Tiratelli

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Report: Birmingham Bin Workers Encouraged to Retrain for Jobs That Don’t Exist

Polly Smythe

Analysis: Labour Delays Repeal of Anti-Trade Union Law Ahead of Austerity 2.0

Polly Smythe

Novara Live: Kamala Harris Skewers Trump on Abortion During DNC Speech

Report: A Government ‘Best Value’ Inspection of Tower Hamlets Council Turned Out to Be Very Bad Value

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Austerity Is Back, Baby

Matteo Tiratelli

Analysis: Labour’s Slippery Manifesto Offers No End to Austerity

James Meadway

Analysis: Budget 2024: Keir Starmer Just Walked Right Into the Tories’ Trap

James Meadway

Opinion: The 2000s Are Back, Baby – And So Are the Fash

Juliet Jacques

Long Read: How Centrist ‘Frenemies’ Podcasts Turned Politics Into a Parlour Game

Juliet Jacques

Opinion: The Greek Left Had One Chance and Blew It

Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou

Obituary: Berlusconi Didn’t Pave the Way for Italian Fascism – Liberal Technocrats Did

Matteo Tiratelli

Report: Donald Tusk Gives Polish Leftists the Ick. They Might Have to Get Over It

Ana Oppenheim

Analysis: How Did British Dental Care Get So Awful?

Ell Folan

Opinion: Who’s to Blame for Deep Poverty in Scotland?

Jonathon Shafi

Analysis: Who Counts As A Cyclist In London?

Moya Lothian-McLean

Obituary: ‘Bastards!’: Comedian and Outspoken Critic of Austerity Paul O’Grady Dies Aged 67

Simon Childs

Opinion: Neoliberal Politicians Are Destroying Glasgow

Jonathon Shafi

Analysis: The IMF is About to Enforce Worldwide Austerity

Matteo Tiratelli

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